Fleet Environmental Action and Assessment

The Project– Intelligent Energy For Europe – STEER

• EIE/07/007/SI2.466261– 1/10/07 – 31/3/10 – Consortium 11 partners

• VITO (BE) – Flemish Institute for Technological Research• AEA (AT) – Austrian Energy Agency• TRT (IT) – Trasporti e Territorio• IPA (RO)• Geonardo (HU) • BAUM (D)• SenterNovem (NL)• CRES (GR) – Centre of Renewable Energy Sources Hellas• Mobiel21 (BE)• BEMAG (AT)• RFOL (SWE) – Örebro County Regional Development

County

Background

- Owner of vehicles <> driver of vehicles, costs are not carried by driver

- Car policy is part of HRM, not transport driven+ Fleet management is more rational (cost driven)

compared to private purchase behaviour+ Measures dedicated at captive fleets are effective+ Companies are interested in environment- ‘Mobility’ is not top priority in environmental management- Actions are quite superficial

Fleet transport activity has an increasing share in the total transport activity

Objective

The overall objective of FLEAT is to reduce energy consumption and CO2-emissions of captive fleets by implementing integrated measures on energy efficient vehicles, energy efficient use of vehicles and energy efficient use of fleets.

Overview

FLEAT Outcomes

– Direct Outcomes• CO2-reduction in 37 fleets• Cost effectiveness of measures• Toolbox and policy mix• Assessment framework• Active network (fleet managers

and policy makers)– Indirect Outcomes

• Indirect CO2-reduction through follow-up, expansion & dissemination

• Networking and dissemination

FLEAT pilot actions

• Provide insight in cost-effectiveness of different measures in different circumstances– By means of harmonised monitoring &

assessment approach– What works best ? Clean vehicles,

driving behaviour and/or mobility management ?

• Draw recommendations for policy makers– Supporting programmes– Learnings from pilot actions &

networking

FLEAT pilot actions

• 37 pilot actions in fleets with > 21.872 vehicles

• > 4000 vehicles and nearly 4500 drivers directly involved

! Economic crisis made it more difficult to recruit fleets

! Willingness to share data sometimes a problem

FLEAT pilot actions

CO2-reduction in total 4300 tons

Veh. Tech.: 375 tonsEcodriving: 3875 tonsMob. Manag.: 50 tons

Veh. technology Ecodriving

Mobility Management

Total

Private fleets 4 6 2 12 Utility vehicles 1 6 1 8 Public fleets 2 1 3 6 Public transport fleets 3 7 1 11

Total 10 20 7 37

Potential savings mount up to 30.000 tons in pilot fleets

Cost effectiveness

• Savings through modification of car policy most cost effective (company cars)

• Ecodriving courses most effective for heavy duty vehicles

• Switch to CNG-vehicles most beneficial for light duty vehicles

Pilot Actions in Greece (CRES)

• ILPAP (public bus company, 366 busses): drivers trained in eco-driving. Average results after 3 months: -11,5% energy use and +8% average speed, possible savings of €620.000 annually

• TNT Skypak (delivery service, 140 utility vehicles): eco-driving

• Leaseplan Hellas (5000 passenger cars): eco-driving for lease drivers

• Public Power Corporation (4000 vehicles): eco-driving

• Bristol Meyers Squibb (100 vehicles): drivers trained in eco-driving

Pilot Actions in Romania (IPA)

• Helco (transport and service company, 22 vans and passenger cars): 18 drivers trained in eco-driving

• ISIS (transport company, 22 vehicles): optimise routing of vehicles

• Craiova municipality (public transport fleet, 203 busses): drivers trained in eco-driving

• ELPRECO (concrete blocks and bricks, 41 utility vehicles): eco-driving

Pilot Actions in Belgium (VITO)

• KBC Bank (1000 cars): eco-driving for 100 drivers + green car policy

• Athlon Car Lease (70 cars): green car policy

• DHL Express: use of 5 CNG-vans

• Van Dievel (85 trucks): ecodriving to all truck drivers

Pilot Actions in Belgium (Mobiel21)

• KBC Bank: monitor current mobility management scheme

• City of Turnhout: carpooling vs. carsharing

Pilot Actions in Austria (AEA)

• Rail Cargo Austria (international logistics): eco-driving for all drivers of 130 utility vehicles

• ÖBB (Austrian Railways Holding, 4000 cars): eco-driving for 150 drivers

• ÖBB: vehicle technology (2 hybrid cars), demonstration and purchase

• Postbus (public transport company): lightweight busses, efficient heating & cooling, bus stops on demand and improved vehicle capacity

• VLOTTE: use of 13 electric cars

Pilot Actions in Austria (BEMAG)

• Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg (public transport, 200 busses): eco-driving trainings for bus drivers

• Reisedienst Husman (private bus company, 20 busses): on-board monitoring device and following driver trainings

• SAB Tours (private bus company): fuel injection optimization

Pilot Actions in Germany (B.A.U.M.)

• Holcim (building materials, 270 utility vehicles): eco-driving on 130 vehicles with awards for the most energy efficient drivers + eco-chiptuning

• Hamburg Wasser (water company): procurement and assessment of 80 CNG utility vehicles and feasibility study to use own bio-methane production from water sludge + booking system for shared cars

• Weleda (health and wellness products, 105 cars): green car policy to reduce CO2 and incentive-system for employees to accept smaller vehicles

Pilot Actions in Germany (B.A.U.M.)- continued -

• Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen (public bus company): retrofitting 38 busses with an intelligent gear shifting system

• DATEV (software, 631cars): green car policies

Pilot Actions in the Netherlands (SenterNovem)• Kone (elevators): eco-driving training

for 120 utility vehicle drivers + European spread out (Italy, Austria, Belgium)

• Arriva (public transport): training 565 bus drivers in eco-driving

Pilot Actions in Italy (TRT)

• AVM (public transport company): eco-driving for min. 5 drivers, use of hybrid CNG-busses

Monitoring and Assessment

• Web-based application to monitor impact of actions– Introduction of cleaner vehicles– Driving behaviour– Mobility management

• Main indicators– Number of vehicles involved in pilot

actions– Reduction of km driven– Direct fuel savings– Direct CO2-savings– Indirect CO2-savings– Cost of the action

• Real-world figures on the effectiveness of fleet management (€/ton CO2 reduced)

Monitoring and Assessment

Monitoring and Assessment

• Screenshot of monitoring tool:

Toolbox & policy mix

• Toolbox for fleet operators based on existing material and experience in pilot actions– available at www.fleat-eu.org– 3 types of actions

• Energy efficient vehicles: green car policy, alternative fuels, …

• Driving behaviour: training, long term monitoring & feedback systems, …

• Mobility management: improved logistics, commuting…

• Policy mix for policy makers– Overview of effective programmes and

measures abroad

Dissemination

• Website: www.fleat-eu.org– More than 5000 visitors

• 13 publications in relevant journals• 8 national events

– Nearly 2000 participants• 1 international event

– 2 day event– Nearly 150 participants

Contact

VITO – Flemish Institute for Technological Research

Leen Govaerts

leen.govaerts@vito.beTobias Denys

tobias.denys@vito.be

www.fleat-eu.org